3D models and virtual reality revive the most ancient urban centre in Europe Provadia-Solnitsata
A large-scale project related to the cultural and historical heritage of the archaeological complex Provadia-Solnitsata - one of the largest prehistoric sites in Bulgaria and the most ancient saltworks and urban center in Europe, has [...]
Worthy participation of BAS at a congress in the Sorbonne
The 17th International Congress of Slavists is taking place between 25 and 30 August 2025 at the Sorbonne, Paris. Scientists from different units of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences are participating in the programme of [...]
Donation of books from the personal library of Eng. Ivan Ivanov
Books from the personal library of the former mayor of Sofia Eng. Ivan Ivanov were donated today to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Vice-President Prof. Emanuel Moutafov received the valuable editions at a meeting with [...]
Max Planck Institute for Anthropology in Leipzig funds NMNHS-BAS research
The excavations of the palaeontological team of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNHS-BAS) in the Late Miocene Azmaka trove (Chirpan region), led by Prof. Nikolai Spassov, have aroused particular international interest in connection [...]
Sensational discoveries about weaponry in Europe in the 1st millennium BC
Bronze fibula The existence of a significant archaeological site related to Thracian antiquity in the land of the village of Palat, Strumiani municipality, has long been known. The Archaeological Museum in Sandanski [...]
The expedition of the National Museum of Natural History near Tran successfully completed
Part of the expedition team (from left to right): Assoc. Prof. Docho Dochev, Asst. Prof. Vladimir Nikolov, Prof. Marlena Yaneva and Georgi Sevov. Photo: Latinka Hristova The eighth palaeontological expedition of the [...]